Senior Advisor

2 weeks ago


Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time
Are you a skilled communicator with a passion for driving successful projects through effective communication strategies?

  • Play a critical role in engaging stakeholders and ensuring project success through strong communication practices
  • Based in our Gisborne office with flexible working


Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity This is an exciting opportunity to work on a variety of projects in the Central North Island and take a key role in communicating and engaging with communities and our stakeholders to achieve a land transport system connecting people, products and places for a thriving Aotearoa.

This role is based in our Gisborne office working in Tairāwhiti and across the Central North Island.

You'll offer advice and provide communications and engagement planning and delivery for our infrastructure delivery programme, to ensure Waka Kotahi is well supported to achieve its goals.

You will help connect people with Waka Kotahi and champion our reputation through best practice engagement and communications.
Dealing with external and internal parties across the business, you will have strong stakeholder engagement and relationship development skills. You will be innovative and creative, a self-starter and be able to manage ambiguity.

Ko koe tēnei | About you We are looking for a motivated and passionate communications and engagement practitioner, who is able to live and breathe our values and behaviours.

You need to able to find the stories that enhance and protect the reputation of Waka Kotahi, produce high quality targeted collateral, develop plans to mitigate and capitalise on risks and opportunities and deliver best practice communications and engagement programmes to strengthen partnerships and to make a meaningful difference for New Zealanders now and in the future.


You will also have:

  • Previous experience in strategic communications and engagement planning and delivery
  • Experience in or exposure to an account/relationship management environment
  • Excellent writing and editing skills and experience presenting complex information clearly and simply
  • Sound knowledge of communications and engagement tools, techniques and channels
  • Other specialist communications and engagement skills i.e. internal communications, event management, marketing communications, stakeholder engagement, change communications
  • Proven ability to build relationships with people at all levels
  • Previous exposure to successfully working in a collaborative/matrix environment
  • Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning in the field of engagement and communications
  • A tertiary qualification in communications or a related discipline
  • Training or qualification in IAP2 is desirable

Rā Katinga | Applications close:
Wednesday 9 August 2023.

To be considered for this position you must have a legal right to live and work in New Zealand.
Waka Kotahi is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).

We recognise the importance of diversity and inclusion and are committed to providing a working environment that embraces these values.

Please let us know if you need any support or have any access requirements that will help you through the recruitment process.



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